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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"North Korean"”.
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The North Korean Security State: Examining the North Korean Population through Michel Foucault's Theories of Discipline and Punishment
… theoretic framework for examining daily life in North Korea to understand what type of disciplinary techniques North Korean citizens are subjected to by the North Korean state. This paper will define several disciplinary strategies discussed by Foucault and then show how these strategies are …
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North Korean refugee women's sexual knowledge and Attitude Survey
The number of North Korean refugee women entering South Korea has been increasing recently but the study on their sexual knowledge and behaviors have been limited. Many women face sexual harassment and hardships during the refugee process, making it much harder for the researchers to approach them …
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Negotiation strategies in American-North Korean nuclear talks, 1992-2013
North Korea's relationship with nuclear technology has concerned the world for decades. A wide array of negotiation methods from punitive sanctions to energy assistance have been attempted to dissuade the nation from developing its weapons program -- but every resolution has been temporary at best. …
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The 1993 North Korean Nuclear Crisis: A Foreign Policy Analysis
… apply the Rational Actor model to the 1993-1994 North Korean Nuclear Crisis. I begin with two hypotheses: 1) North Korea attempted nuclear armament because of its perception of threat from South Korea and the United States; 2) North Korea attempted nuclear armament because it wanted to use its …
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North Korean Migrants' Integration into South Korean Society: Policies, Perceptions and Realities
… practices. In looking at the movement of North Korean migrants to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and their socio-economic integration experience, this study affirms these patterns exist. In addition, this paper's findings indicate that despite preferential treatment and generous …
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Unification of South and North Korean Labor Markets: Problems, Perspectives, and Opportunities
… a study of the historical characteristics of Korean labor follows. The unique feature of Korean labor is that Korean people have generated inner dynamics by the interaction of rigid rules of each time period and people's resistance to those rules. Compared to South Korean society, North Korean …
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Free to be: North Korean migrants and the South Korean evangelical church
… study of the Christian conversion of North Korean migrants who arrive in South Korea by way of China in the context of a transforming Northeast Asia. In this dissertation I observe that while past anticommunist South Korean regimes have publicly celebrated North Korean defectors as …
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Deconstructing Kimilsungism: A Political and Ideological Analysis of the North Korean Regime
This thesis argues that the North Korean model of government is a unique model that is influenced, to varying degrees, by extreme leftist and rightist doctrines, including Marxism-Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism, fascism, and Nazism; and shares at least some similarities with all these established …
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The Sword and the Shield: Active and Passive Defense Against North Korean Nbc and Ballistic Missile Weapons
The Cold War continues on the Korean Peninsula, as North Korea prepares for a reunification war against South Korea and the United States. The highly militaries and ideological culture based on Juche philosophy has allowed Kim Jong Il to entrench himself firmly in the preeminent position of power …
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SCHOOLING AT THE INTERSECTION OF REFUGEE IDENTITY AND (DIS)ABILITY: IMPLICATIONS FROM NORTH KOREAN STUDENTS WITH REFUGEE BACKGROUNDS
… a qualitative study examining experiences of North Korean students with refugee backgrounds (SRB) who relocated to South Korea. I utilized participant observations, document analysis, and interviews with students, teachers, and school leaders at an alternative school in South Korea, …
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The Role Of Online Social Media In The Acculturation Process Of North Korean Refugee Young Adults In South Korea
… media's influences on the acculturation of North Korean refugee young adults in South Korea, especially focusing on identifying the role of online social media. The study examined the acculturation and media patterns of the refugee young adults and found evidence that the use of South Korean …
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Inrteraction between the oral health index and the quality of life related to oral health of North Korean defectors
… health is one of the major settling factors for North Korean defectors. This study was examine the oral health of North Korean defectors and the quality of life related to oral health in order to adapt the South Korean life style. METHODS: This study was conducted on the 110 female from North …
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MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION TO PROMOTE CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND ADAPTATION AMONG DIVERSE STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY OF NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN SOUTH KOREA
… education can be implemented and practiced for North Korean refugees to enhance their cultural competency. It is conducted as a form of participatory action research, which pursues knowledge and progressive social change. As a participant researcher, I taught media literacy to North Korean …
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Diplomatic Gifts and Cold War Strategies: The Role of North Korea’s Overseas Art Studios in Egyptian Memorial Culture
… and museums that were built and renovated by North Korean artists and architects. Archival materials from the American University in Cairo, Seoul National University, and the North Korean Research Center are used to contextualize these cultural sites within the broader history of diplomatic …
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North Korea's nuclear weapons : interpreting weapon design progress based on nuclear test data
… interpret the seismic and radionuclide data from North Korea's first two nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, emphasizing the limitations of that data in reaching deterministic conclusions about the precise devices tested by North Korea. I also review the seismological and radiological literatures …
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The Responses of South Korean Presidents Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun toward North Korean Threats (1998-2006): A Comparative Case Study Analysis
There has been a long history of violence between North and South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953 and North Korea is still a current threat to the South due to their missile launches and naval clashes. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the interactions between North and South …
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Life and Seoul of the Party: South Korea’s Brief Occupation under Communist North Korea
This thesis analyzes the North Korean occupation of Seoul through the oral histories of the men and women who experienced the event. At the beginning of the Korean War, North Korean forces successfully captured and held the South Korean capital for three months. Despite the occupation’s interesting …
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"Who needs MacArthur?" : analyzing South Korea's counterinvasion capability against North Korea
Assuming there is another North Korean invasion; could the South Koreans counterinvade North Korea and prevail even without the United States' assistance? This paper studies the possibility of a South Korean counterinvasion against North Korea by looking at the qualitative combat dynamics and …
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